Simple but handy

[PHPaul]

The sway bars for the lower arms on the 3 point hitch on my B2650 use a pin with a hairpin clip on the bottom for the adjustment.

The hairpin is tough to see and hard to handle with my arthritic old hands so I put a keychain ring on them to make them easier to get hold of. I was a little worried they might snag and get pulled off, but so far so good.

 

[FredH]

I always Hated those type pin / clips but now with Your AWESOME remedy , I can stop changing those type out or swapping them with others I have .

Kudo's !!!! Super Idea !! :thumbsup:

Fred H.

 

[s219]

I swapped for larger pins from TSC. Those little ones are a pain to handle, I hate them.

 

[CalG]

I use a loop of soft iron wire for the same purpose. I suppose galvanized wire wouldn't rust, but the soft iron seems to out last my remembering when I last put it on ;-)

 

[oldballs]

Good idea Paul. I spend most of my time when using them, looking for them in the grass, gravel or dirt as they slip out of my hand.

 

[ovrszd]

Good idea Paul.

My first Kubota used them. I quit using them because they were so hard to keep track of. Never had a pin come out, but maybe I was lucky!!!!

 

[Jim Timber]

I'd be swapping those out to push lock pins.

Stainless Steel Quick Release Lock Dowel Pin Fastener, 5/8In, 2In Grip - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop

These can be found multiple places, sizes, and styles, this is just the first ad that came up.

 

[ovrszd]

All of my current tractors have pinned sway bars. None have a latching pin. All just sit in the holes and are happy. All have chains on them in case they get loose so I won't lose them. I've never had one escape.

 

[downsizingnow48]

I use these cotter rings instead of hair pins. Easier for me to handle and can't be yanked out by brush.

 

[milkman]

I like these, come in different diameters, haven't lost one yet.

McMaster-Carr

 

[BukitCase]

I've converted all pin-on stuff to these

Zinc Plated Lynch Pins 3/16

I like them 'cause they're "glove friendly" even when they get a bit rusty. Can't STAND the "bobby pin" type... Steve

 

[jim44]

Like ovrszd, I quit using those pains (pins) after the first time I took them out to adjust the sway. Been 3 years now, and I have not had one come out yet. The 2 original ones are out there in the grass somewhere, never to be seen or heard from again.

 

[ovrszd]

Like ovrszd, I quit using those pains (pins) after the first time I took them out to adjust the sway. Been 3 years now, and I have not had one come out yet. The 2 original ones are out there in the grass somewhere, never to be seen or heard from again.

Until some futuristic civilization finds them and spends a Gazillion Dollars trying to figure out what ancient civilization used them and what for???

 

[pat32rf]

My JD has horizontal holes in the sway bars so I found some old clevis's that will just fit over the bar. The clevis pins have been replaced by the appropriate size bolts that get tightened by my metric adjustable wrench. These seldom have to move all summer as I can just pull the pins on the axle when I remove the whole unit (counterweights, receiver, winch, etc).
Most times I back under the woodshed beam and lower the assembly onto a chain over the beam. This lets things "hang loose" so all the pins can be pulled or replaced with little or no tension on them...
I wish I had the newer sway bars with the vertical holes..